UFC on FX 2: Alves vs Kampmann aired live in North America on Friday, March 2, 2012, from the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. Due to the time difference, this event was held in Australia on Saturday, March 3, 2012 (3/3/12).

The UFC awarded a total of $200,000 in bonus money to 4 fighters for performances at UFC on FX 2: Alves vs Kampmann, which aired live in North America on Friday, March 2, 2012, from Sydney, Australia. Due to the time difference, this event took place on March 3 (3/3/12) in Australia.

After every UFC event, Zuffa officials pay out bonuses to fighters based on exceptional performances. These bonuses are paid in addition to their contracted salary or fighter purse.

Friday, March 2, 2012

The Madman Guide to Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey, to be held Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH, as part of the Arnold Sports Festival 2012 weekend. The main card will air live on Showtime. The undercard will air live on Showtime Extreme.

Miesha Tate has been training like a wild woman for Ronda Rousey, and is in the best shape of her life. Above, Tate shows off her absolutely ripped body. Below, the softer side of Miesha Tate from her official Facebook page.

The Madman Guide to UFC on FX 2: Alves vs Kampmann, to air live in North America on Friday, March 2, 2012, from the Allphones Arena in Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia. Due to the time difference, this event will be taking place on the morning of Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Australia.

Bob "The Beast" Sapp, who was a pro wrestler before he was a pro fighter, either decided to take the night off, or intentionally lost in what was billed as an MMA fight against Volkan Duzgun at Vuisten Van Vuur in Den Bosch, Netherlands on Sunday, February 26, 2012.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Lenne Hardt, affectionately known as 'Crazy PRIDE Lady' from her days as the voice that represented the heart and soul of the legendary PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan, has signed a one-year deal to become the exclusive ring announcer for ONE Fighting Championship. ONE FC is a recent upstart MMA promotion with deep pockets that aims to take over the long-gone and very-much-missed PRIDE's place as the most spectacular MMA promotion in Asia.

MiddleEasy has confirmed the past work of The Ultimate Fighter 15 (TUF 15) cast member Dakota Cochrane as internet video star "Danny" from the gay site Sean Cody. It seems the appropriately named Cochrane had quite an extensive career under the unnecessary alias Danny, most of which was posted in 2007.

CageSport 18: Bentley vs Hulett was held Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.

In the main event, David "Hollywood" Hulett won the vacant CageSport Welterweight Championship with a first-round achilles lock submission victory over Len "The Liger" Bentley, who is most famous for being Brock Lesnar's biggest pain in the ass on The Ultimate Fighter 13.

David Hulett was originally supposed to fight champion "Fast" Eddy Ellis, but a training injury forced the MMA shark to vacate his title. The tables will now be turned when Hulett is the one wearing the 170-pound belt heading into his inevitable showdown with Ellis.

Showdown Fights 11: Breakout was held Friday, February 24, 2012, at the UCCU Events Center on the UVU campus in Orem, Utah.

In the main event, former UFC welterweight Josh "The People's Warrior" Burkman won a unanimous decision over fellow Utahn Koffi "The Lion King" Adzitso, who had been riding a 4-fight winning streak. Josh Burkman has now won 4 out of 5 fights since being released from the UFC nearly 3-and-a-half years ago. All 4 of those wins have come in Utah under the Showdown banner. The loss was to current Strikeforce fighter Jordan Mein in Canada.

In the co-main event, Sean O'Connell outpointed previously undefeated Trevor Carlson. Jordan Clements won his eighth straight fight with a unanimous decision over David Castillo. Rookie heavyweight Jan Jorgensen picked up his third career win with a second-round TKO. In a battle of undefeated fighters, Jason South remained perfect against two-time Bellator winner Tim Ruberg.

Monday, February 27, 2012

The UFC has released a list of the 32 lightweight fighters who will compete live on FX on March 9, 2012, in the opening round of The Ultimate Fighter 15 tournament. Only 16 of these fighters will make it onto the show and move into the TUF house. The other 16 hopefuls will be left only with regret.

In the main event, last-minute replacement Valentijn "The Python" Overeem, older brother of current UFC heavyweight number one contender Alistair Overeem, submitted Polish kickboxer Marcin "Rozal" Rozalski. Rozal was originally supposed to fight K-1 legend Jerome Le Banner in an MMA match, which would've at least gave him a fighting chance in what likely would've been a striking contest. On the ground, Rozalski was a fish on dry land against Valentijn Overeem. The Python came into this fight with 17 submission wins compared to Rozalski's 2 total career MMA wins.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

The Ultimate Fighting Championship held UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the legendary Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Because of the time difference, this event was actually held in Japan on 2/26/12.

The main card aired live on PPV. The undercard aired live on FX, expect for the opening bout, which streamed live on the UFC's official Facebook page.

In the main event, Ben "Smooth" Henderson won the UFC Lightweight Championship after a high-paced, 25-minute encounter of artistic violence with Frankie "The Answer" Edgar. While Edgar only won 1 out of 5 rounds on two judges scorecards, the action was close enough that Edgar fans are going to be clamoring for an immediate rematch, as Edgar himself obliged after winning the title from BJ Penn in a close fight.

The UFC awarded a total of $260,000 in bonus money to 4 fighters for performances at UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson, held Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Due to the time difference, this event aired in North America on Saturday, February 25.

After every UFC event, Zuffa officials pay out bonuses to fighters based on exceptional performances. These bonuses are paid in addition to their contracted salary or fighter purse.